Hood-lock for automobiles.



P. G. MILLER. H009 LOOK FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, 1913.

1,1 21,111 Patented Dec. 15,1914.

WITNESSES ATTCIJRNEY FRANKLIN C. MILLER, OF EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOOD LOCK FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. '15, 1914.

Application filed April 19, 1913. Serial'No. 762,406.

To all whom it mac concern Be it known that I, FRANKLIN C. MILLER,acitizen of the United States, residing at Easton, in the county ofNorthampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulHood-Lock for Automobiles, of which the following is a. specification.

The invention re ates to improvements in hood locks for automobiles.

The object of the present invention -is to improve the constructionof.hood locks for automobiles, and to provide a simple, melt-- pensiveand etiicient hood lock, adapted to be readily applied to automobilesand analo gous vehicles, and equipped with a spring for holding the hoodagainst the frame of the machine under a constant pressure and with keyoperated locking mechanism, capa-' ble of preventing access to the motorby a thief or other unauthorized person.

With these andother objects in,v1ew,the

.invention consists in the construction and novel combination of partshereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing,and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood thatvarious changes in the form, proportion, size and minor. details ofconstruction, within (the scope of the claims, may be resorted towithout departing from the, spirit or. sacrificing any of the advantagesof the inven-' tion.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of an automobile hood lock,constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to aportion of an automobile. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of thesame, taken transversely of the hood. Fig. is a vertical sectional view,taken longitudinally of the hood. Fig. 4: is a horizontal sectional viewon the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferredembodiment of the invention, the hood lock for automobiles comprises inits construction a hood retain- .mg or engaging member consisting of avertical stem 1, a finger loop or ring 2 and a horizontal arm 3,extending from one side of the loop or ring 2 and adapted through arotary movement of the hood retaining or engaging member to be carriedinto and out of engagement with a hood 4. The stem 1, which is arrangedin a vertical position, is round to form a pivot, and it is mounted forrotary and sliding movement in anopening 5 of a channeled side rail 6 ofthe' frame or chassis of an automobile. The opening 5 is formed in theupper flange of the rail 6 and the stem extends into the channel of thelatter and has disposed on it a coiled spring .7, interposed between theupper flange of the channel and asuitable stop of the stein. The stopofithe stem is illustrated in'lthe drawing as consisting of a washer Sand a pin or key 9, but any other suitable means may, of course, beemployed for connecting the lower end of the spring with the hoodengaging. member. The coiled spring urges the hood engaging memberdownwardly and holds the hood against the upper-flange of the rail, asclearly illustrated in Fig. 2 ot' he drawing.

The hood engaging member is adapted to be rotated. to carry theprojecting arm 3 into and out of a horizontal slot 10 formed in the hood-l near the lower edge thereof and having one end arranged insubstantially the -same transverse plane as the vertical stem of thehood engaging member, whereby when the arm is swung inwardly intoengagement with the wall at such end of the slot, it will occupy aposition transversely of the machine, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of thedrawing. The arm 3 is adapted to be swung out of the slot 10 of the hood4 to the dotted line position shown in' Fig. 4 through the rotarymovement of the vertical-stem to release the hood, and it is confinpd inthe slot i by a vertically movable key operated bolt 11 of a lock 12,arranged interiorly of the hood and secured to the inner face of theside of the same preferably at a point above the horizontal slot 10.projected cxtendsacross the slot into the path of the oscillatory arm 3and is adapted to prevent the same from being swung outwardly out ofengagement with the hood. Thelock 12, which may be of any preferredconstruction, has its key hole 13 exposed at an opening H in the side ofthe hood to enable it to be operated by a proper key to withdraw thebolt and release the arm 3 of the hood engaging member. The key operatedlock effectually prevents a person not provided with the proper key fromobtaining access to the engine of an automobile or analogous motorvehicle, and the lock'o'f the hood does not interfere with the employ--meat of a coiled spring for yieldingly hold- The bolt 11 when,

ing the hood against the rrame of the machine.

What is claimed is:-

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a hood, anda frame, of a hood engaging member including. aspring pressed Verticalpivot mounted on the frame,

and an arm carried by the pivot and ar-' ranged to swing horizontallyinto and out of engagement with the hood, and a lock having a 'keyoperated bolt arranged to be projected into the path of the said arm forretainingthe latter in engagement with the hood. 1 -2. In a device ofthe class described, the combination 'of a frame, a hood provided Withaslot, a hood engagingniember including a spring pressed vertical stemmounted for pivotal movement on the frame, and a horizontal arm carriedby the stem and arranged to swing into and out of the slot of the hood,and a key operated lock mountedon the hood and having a bolt arranged'tobe projected at the slot into the path of the arm to retain the latterin engagement with the hood; V

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a frame, and ahood provided with a horizontal slot, a hood engag- 7 ing memberincluding a vertical. stem mountedfor rotary movement on the frame, anda horizontal arm carried .by the stem and arranged totswing iiitb andout of the slot in the hood, and a key operated lock mounted interiorlyof the hood and having a bolt arranged to be projected across the slotto confine the arm therein, said lock having its key hole exposed at theexterior of the hood.

' 4. In adevice of the class described, the

combination of a frame, a hood arranged upon the frame andhaving ahorizontal slot, a hood engaging member including a vertical stemmounted for sliding and rotary movement the frame, and a horizontal armcarried by the stem and arranged to swing into and out of theslot, and aspring connected with the stem for urging the latter downwardly to-holdthe hood against the frame.

I 5. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a frame, a hood arranged upon the frame and movableupwardly therefrom, said hood having a slot located above the saidfra1ne','a hood engaging memher including'a verticalstem mounted in theframe for rotary and sliding movement, a horizontal arm carried by thestem and arranged to swing into and out of the slot of thehood, and .acoiled spring disposed on "the stemand arranged to urge the samedownwardly for holding the hood against upward movement.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a frame, ahood having a slot, a hood engaging member including a vertical steinmounted on the frame for slldable and pivotal movement, a finger loop orring arranged at the upper end of the stem, a horizontal arm'projectingfrom one side of the finger loop or ring and arranged .to swing into andout of the slot of the hood,

and a spring connected with the stem and arranged to urge the saidmember down-

